Building construction



J. E. DE BAUN BUILDING coNsTRUcTIoN sept. 11, 192s. '1,684,121

Filed June 21, 1927 75 Z 8 ,75 @ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

UNITED smits JOHN E. PMN, 0.1L .SADDLE RIVERy .NEW JERSEY.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application ined June 2 1,

M-y invention relates to an improvement the construction of small frame buildings, partieularlyor use in small homes, garages, barns and the like where extreme strength or rigidity is not necessary ordesirable, and it vhas for its object to providea simplified and economicaly method of construction, whereby a light, yet sturdy structure will result.- Q 7" l A further object of ythis invention vlis to provide a building construction for walls er' roofs, whereby a great saving of material fis effected, yet a streng and insulated type ofbuilding wall will result.

With these objects and such other objects as may herein-after appear, in view, I- have devised the construction particularly disclosed -in 'the accompanying drawing and more specifically pointed; out in the claims 20 appended hereto. L

Reference Ais to 'be had to the acconipalq7n ing dra-wing, forming a part hereof, in which i 'l' i *i .n

' Figure l is apperspectiverwlew showing a pair of wall studs or nprights connected by a form of metal lath, v which I's employed in my improved construction ;v a

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional eleva` tion of the structurek disclosed in F igur'cV 1; Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the structure disclosed -in Figures -lxand 2, except that the temporary backing 'has been rfitted Iin posi-tion in theV spaces I ocatedbetween the studs; f

Figure 4 is asimilar vsectional view of the finished wall;

Figure 5 is an elevation of the interior face jef ,the finished section of -w'all made in accordance with my invention;

Figure 6 is la transverse sectional view of a stud showing -a modined form ofmetal stanchion for supporting the l'ath-ing; and

Figure '7 is fa vertical lseetional 'View through .a finished wall made in accordance with my invention, pr-ier to the remo-val .of thetemporary backing plate.

In the preferred embodiment of my i-n'- vention as disclosed {in the accompanying drawing, 'I have v shown spaced -uprights or wooden studs l. These studs maybe of any suitable thickness, this being dependent upon .the `size of the building under construction. For moderately smallbuildings, such as bungalows, .garages or the like, l fhave found fit advisable to employ uprights or .studs measuring approximately `2" -x -6.

1927. Serial No. 209,411.

When studs of this sizeare employed, the i same are kso placed that their wider faces El.

and 8 are located in the same plane as the surface of the wall to be produced, In ordi nary small building construction, I have found it desirable to locate these 'studs ap# proximately thirty inches a art although this may be varied as may erequired'ti'; tsuit the particular building under 'construcion.

At tarey shown upright metal stanchions o r supports which are, in the embodimenlI of my inventionv disclosed `in igures l to k.4l-

inclusive, in the nature of flat metallic plates. These stanchionsor supports 4. are

placed fiat against narrower `edg''as,v 5 otthe studs l andare secured theretoV lnails 6 or other fasteninf' means, the st anchipns being suitably perorated Vso that/nails be driven through them andv into the studs 1. The stanchions 4t are so positioned that 'they project for a considerable "distance lout beyond the flat Outer ,Surface f2l if .thas-116s l and .in these projecting parts :of the Staichions 4 are located Lgshfaped slots 7,.

rial which covoperates with the Alathi 1,1g ,andV

studs 1 to produce the finished wall.

The Strips z8 are preferably formed fof Sub: vs tantialiy thin sheet metal and may be made of any suitable length. At the'meeting Aends @0f adjoining Strips 8, the ,same .may be over: lapped if desired, so thatno breakin their` continuity will be had. vIf desired however, the meeting ends of the two adjoining strips may be located substantially as is shown yin Figure 1 and in order Ito avoid a continuous jointr between the various pairs of adjoining strips, the ends in each pair may be staaf'.

gered in respect to those of the/next :pair so that the effect ydisclosed infligure l 'will bepresent. e

ln Figures vl and 2 is shown the studding in position with Ithe metal stanchion or supports aiiixed thereto Vand the spaced gstrips 'of lath supported'bythe studding ,as was this form is then ready for the application -heretofore mentioned. The' framework in A of plastic filling material and in order to 'properly applythe same, vthe spaces between the studs l are filled in by temporary filling members 9 which may be in the nature of wide boards or metallic plates, since the same are only temporarily fitted to enable a plastic filling substance to be applied and compacted against them. rIhese filler members 9 are disclosed in Figure 3 and when the same have been fitted as shown, a plastic layer l is applied, the saine being applied in back of the lathing strips 8. This inner layer of plastic material l() may be of any suitable material such as a combination of paper pulp and asbestos fibre or `it may be made of any other material suitable for the purpose, which material shall possess the faculty of supplying1 insulation against heat and cold. The substance to be used however, should preferably be of an absorbent nature and slow drying so that it supplies, while in its moist state, preparatory to vdrying out, sufficient moist-iire to a subsequently lapplied outer layer of stucco or similar' cement mixture.

The first plastic mixture just described, and shown at l0 is so applied so that it is compacted in back of the lathing strips 8 and it bears firmly against the filling mem bers 9 and mayjbe`of such thickness that it partly surrounds and encloses `to some extent thestrips 8. After this first or inner'layer l0 has been applied, the outer layer of stucco or other cement mixture ll is applied and this latter mixture completes the enclosure of the lathing 10 and extends slightly beyond the same to provide an outer wall surface l2 which may be finished off,

' wall.

utilization of horizontally extending beams smoothed or otherwise treated, asdesired.

It will be seen that the two layers of plas tic material shown at 10 and 1l thus co-operate to completely enclose the lathing 8 and the same cover over and render invisible, the outer faces 2 of the studs l. It will also be seen that the inner faces 3 of the studs l are not covered over by the mixtures just described, so that when the temporary filling members or backin'gs 9 are removed, the faces 3 of the studs l stand out slightly from the inner surface 13y of the finished wall and provide the effect of a panelled This effect may be heightened by the 14, as shown in Figure 5, 'and after the llings or baclrings 9 have been removed, a molding strip l5 may be nailed or otherwise secured in place against the inner edges 5 of thestuds l, so that afinished panelled effect will result.

It will be seen that I have provided a very simple wall construction in which the inner portion of the plastic layers is of an absorbent insulating material and the outer part of suclilayers is of a weather-resisting' material. rIhe resultant wall is therefore It will also beV understood that many modifications and adaptations ofV my in# vention maybe made and various forms of metal lathing can be employed to produce similar results, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim'is: j ,i

l. In a building construction, a wall formed of a plurality of spaced studs, met-al stanchions secured tothe edges of said studs, said stanchions being provided with al plurality of L-shaped slots, L-shaped lathing extending through said slots and supported by the stanchions, and plastic covering placed over and surrounding said lathing.

2. In a building construction, a wall formed of a series of spaced studs, metallic stanchions secured to the edgesof said studs, slots in said stanchions, metal lathing consisting of metallic strips extending through said slots in the stanchions and bridging the spaces betweenV the studs, plastic coveringV supported by the `metallic lathing, said covering extending over the kouter faces of the studs and making a uniform and smooth Vfinish for the outer face of the wall, said coveringbeing interrupted or broken on the inner face of theywall by the studs so that the inner faces of said studs are uncovered to form the appearance of interior wall panelling.

3. In a building construction, spaced studs, and a support for a plastic covering consisting of metallic stanchions secured to the edges of said studs, slots in said stanchions, and L-shaped metallic strips extendingthrough said slots spaced studs.

4. In a building construction, a plurality of spaced studs so placed that their wider faces are locatedinV the kplane of` the wall to be formed, metallicl stanchions secured to the edges of said studs with parts of said stanchions projecting beyond the outer'faces of the studs, recesses in the projecting parts of said stanchions, metallic strips carried in said recesses and bridging the spaces between the studs, a plastic covering applied ieu and bridging the.,

overl the outer faces of the studs and over and about the strips, said covering extending into andclosing the spaces between the studs.

5. In a lbuilding construction, a wall formed of a series of spaced studs, metallic stanchions secured to and projecting in adface of said covering terminating at a distance in from the inner surface of the studs 10 so that the inner surface of said studs are Visible and present a panelled efeet.

Signed at the city, county, and State of New York, this 20th `day of J une, 1927.

JOHNv EDE BAUN. 

